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Subject: 
What's a freedom fighter?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Tue, 25 May 2004 19:05:13 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
   At least, that’s a possibility of some of these ‘insurgents’. Maybe they think of themselves a ‘freedom fighters’.

I know, I know. I promised myself I’d try to stay away from .debate. But this freedom fighter thing got me thinking. What’s a freedom fighter? Who gets to decide? Were the IRA ever called freedom fighters? How are they generally perceived in Canada and Europe? A force for good, or a villianous gang?



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  Re: What's a freedom fighter?
 
(...) I expect they were; much of their funds came from the USA afterall. Read about (URL) & (URL) then tell us what you think. Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: What's a freedom fighter?
 
(...) Congratulations! You've just managed to sum up nearly all the wars: we're right, the enemy is wrong. We're brave, the enemy is villanous. We'll win, the enemy will lose. We think all this, the enemy... does too. So why is it he's the enemy, (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: What's a freedom fighter?
 
(...) "GWB's puppets of tyranny" sounds about right. Most people here think of this as a military invasion and therefore, an illegal intrusion in another country. The fact that Saddam isn't in power anymore is good, but the price to pay was too (...) (20 years ago, 27-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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  Re: From Reason: "It's all bad news - Chaos in occupied Iraq"
 
(...) You may think that Scotts missing your point, but the point you seem to be oblivious to is that the actions undertaken by this US administration isn't helpful to reducing or eliminating the terrorist threats. It's like this-- If 'the people' (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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